Senior Software Engineer - RubyZipcar

THIS JOB HAS EXPIRED

Zipcar, the world?s largest car-sharing company, is looking to add a Senior Software Engineer to our team.

Today, Zipcar provides hundreds of thousands of people with a viable alternative to traditional car ownership, saving them money, time and headaches. Around the world?from coast to coast, across Canada, the UK, and college campuses in between?people are making the decision to live car free and enjoying the convenience and environmental benefits of having ?wheels when you want them?.

As we continue to grow our operations, we are looking for talented, passionate people with great ideas to join the family. We aim to create an environment that is supportive, diverse, and as fun as our brand. If you?re results-oriented, dedicated, and ready to contribute to an unparalleled member experience for our community of Zipsters, we encourage you to apply.

To learn more about Zipcar, what we do, and how we do it, visit zipcar.com. For further employment opportunities, visit www.zipcar.com/careers

Do you?

Love to work as part of a high-performance development team?
Produce high quality code in a pair programming/TDD environment?
Like working in a fast-paced Agile environment?
The Technologies:

For our fast growing engineering team, Zipcar is seeking talented and motivated software engineers to develop Zipcar's core applications. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in web application development, possess good communication skills, and enjoy problem solving both independently and in Agile team settings.

Collaborate with Engineering, QA, and IT to triage, analyze, and track reported software issues
Implement and document solutions for reported software defects
Design and develop minor improvements to core Zipcar systems, third party interfaces, web-based systems and internal tools
REQUIREMENTS:

4-6 years of demonstrated web development in a highly collaborative environment
Minimum 2 years of experience with any of the following: Ruby, Ruby-on-Rails (RoR), JavaScript, Java, Django, Groovy/Grails
Demonstrable experience with Ruby on Rails and/or Sinatra
Experience with relational database queries and SQL programming; Oracle PL/SQL is a BIG plus
BS in CS/Engineering/Mathematics
You have some OO kung-fu and are not afraid to use it.
Command of your favorite scripting and server side languages; for example: Ruby, PHP, Perl, Python
Familiar with the Linux operating system and utilities
As a member of the Zipcar Team you will receive:

Competitive Compensation
Competitive Benefits Package
Free Membership
Discounts on services, products and much more
While we appreciate every applicant?s interest, only those under consideration will be contacted. We regret that phone calls will not be accepted. EOE